Hanssens Artisanaal
Microbrewery
in
Dworp,
Flemish Brabant,
Belgium 🇧🇪
Associated Venue: Hanssens Artisanaal
Established in 1871
Contact
Description
Hanssens Artisanaal is the oldest independent geuze blender in the whole world. At Hanssens, no beer is actually brewed! Instead, they pursue a profession that was very important in the history of lambic style beers, they are solely blenders of beer.
Hanssens takes this a step further, and actually blends batches from different breweries in their area. This used to be a very common practice, but Hanssens is now the oldest remaining blender. They bring to this endeavor a variety of barrels, some up to one hundred years old, and a passion and a love for the tradition of Geuze and Lambics.
Hanssens takes this a step further, and actually blends batches from different breweries in their area. This used to be a very common practice, but Hanssens is now the oldest remaining blender. They bring to this endeavor a variety of barrels, some up to one hundred years old, and a passion and a love for the tradition of Geuze and Lambics.
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Draught @ 16th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2007, Opstal. Clear medium red color with virtually none head. Aroma is light cherry, moderate sour. Flavor is light to moderate sweet and moderate to heavy acidic with a average to long duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.
Tried
on 03 Jun 2007
at 06:08
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught @ 16th Weekend of Spontaneous Fermentation 2007, Optal. Clear orange color with virtually none head. Aroma is moderate acidic, wood. Flavor is moderate sweet and heavy acidic with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is watery, carbonation is flat.
Tried
on 02 Jun 2007
at 08:09
8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8
Saures, tonangebendes Aroma, dabei fruchtig-spritzig, der saure Ton bleibt bestehen. Es wirkt sehr abgerundet und wird noch saurer, daneben etwas würzig. Komplexes, aber ausgewogenes Bier. Test vom 30.5.2007, Gebinde: Glasflasche Noten: 11,13,12,13,8,13 - 12,40
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 May 2007
at 07:46
7.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Wässriger, leicht säuerlicher Geruch. Saurer Antrunk, im Mittelteil fruchtig, weiterhin deutlich sauer. Recht komplexer Mittelteil, danach flacht es allerdings schnell ab, der Nachgeschmack ist nicht wirklich lange. Test vom 29.5.2007, Gebinde: Fass Noten: 13,12,12,10,-,11 - 11,36
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2007
at 07:46
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Draught Foxy-ochre beer; small transparant rim. Ghurkins, sage, wood, a lot of saddlesoap, bit of pineapple. Still some (restrained) sweetness, despite its 2 years; lemon, dry hay or straw, pineapple flavours. In the MF, the real age shows: dryness, very light bodied, long, tannine-rich aftertaste. Very good lambic, not only because of its palate, but also because of its blending potency.
Tried
on 27 May 2007
at 14:45
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle. Pours a clear pinkish/brown color with a small pinkish/white head. Tart and sligtly sour cherry aroma. The flavor starts out sweet then the tart sourness hits you. Lots of cherries in the flavor. Dry sourish finish with some hints of cherries in the aftertaste.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 May 2007
at 05:23
9.3/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 9
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 9
Fles 75cl thuis. Zuur, droog, hout, citroen, fruitzoetje, Granny Smith, wat bittertonen. Ingetogen en zeer goede balans. Uitstekend. (4-2007) (6-5-2018). Gebotteld 2016. Licht droog, fruitig, wat minder zuren, hout. (21-2-2021).
Tried
from Bottle
on 07 Apr 2007
at 14:14
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Bottle, 6% at ’t Brugs Beertje, Brugge. Very funky, acidic aroma, some old cheese and old feet with a hint of sweet fruit. Almost clear copper colour, small white head. Quite flat. Sour flavour with an earthy aftertaste. It is hard to trace, but there is a little sweet fruitiness behind the sourness. A bit vinegary, burning slightly at my throat.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Mar 2007
at 14:22
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
750ml bottle at Cohen and Cook in Bowling Green, OH. Pours a lovely red with a thin head. The aroma is tart cherries and lambic funk and both dominate the flavor as well. Lively on the palate and sour, the tartness continues into the dry finish. I got a friend to try this one who doesn’t even like beer and she liked it, so that was nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2007
at 14:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 5
Bottle: Poured a red ruby color with light reddish head. Aroma is sour cherry and aged. Sour cherry flavor very dry bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Mar 2007
at 12:40